Building structure



v May 7, 19.35- L. B. scHElDE 4BUILJSING STRUCTURE Filed May 26, 1932 2 SheelZS-Sheetl l May 7, l935- B. scHElDE 2,000,539

BUILDING. STRUCTURE hFiled May 26, 1952 2 Sheets-Sinaai 2 Patented May 7, 1935 PATENT OFFICE BUILDING STRUCTURE Lester Beach Scheide, Hartford, Conn., assignor of one-half to Henry E. Sage, West Hartford,

Conn.

. Application ltIay 26, 1932, Serial No. 613,610

` 1s claims. -(01. 25g-256) Thisinvention relates to building structures, and an object of the invention, among others, is the production of a wall having means for graduating the temperature of rooms enclosed by 'said walls in a particularly economical and emcient manner; and a further object of the invention is the creation of a Wall that may be constructed in whole or in part and then set up in place, thereby enabling a structure to be erected in a comparatively brief period of time.

One form of a wall embodying the invention and in the construction and use -of which the for supplying the temperature controlling me dium for said rooms.

Figure 2 is .a view in horizontal section on a plane denoted by the dotted line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an isometric view illustrating a section of a wall embodying the invention.

Figure 4 is a view in horizontal section through a fragment of the outside wall of a building on enlarged scale to illustrate the structure.

Figure 5 is a similar View of a partition wall.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4 but illustrating the application of the invention to a frame structure. c

Figure 7 is an isometric view 4on enlarged scale of a fragment of'an outside wall of a building used in connection with a brick structure with parts broken away to illustrate the construction.

Figure 8 is a similar view showing a wall provided with means for supporting upper stories or floors.

Figure 9 is another similar view illustrating the construction of the joints between sections of a. wall. f This invention contemplates a wall structure for buildings, which structure shall have means,

be in the form of a heater for cold weather uses or it may be in the form of a compressor and coil, or similar device, for reducing temperatures for summer use. A blower fan I2 is connected with the regulating' device II for the purpose of ,5 withdrawing air therefrom and circulating it l through an air supply pipe I3, it beingl understood that any well known means for supplying air to' the device II may be employed.

An important feature of the invention resides 10 in the wall structures which are formed in sections IlI, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

These sections will be of a length-to correspond with the height of a room created by the walls^ of which the sections form a part and they may 15 be of -any desired width. These sections are placed on end as upon I-beams I5 or other supports placed in a. manner that will be readily understood by those skilled in building construction. Each section comprises a portion of aduct 20v I6, constituting a base I1 of the section extending along the whole width of the section, which sections being placed edge to edge, complete the duct underneath' the whole partition or wall, whichever the sections may be used to form.

The opposite faces of each section may be compos/ed of plaster board or other such similar and suitable material as may be desired for fire or sound proofing purposes or otherwise. 'I'hese sheets I8 are spaced apart and preferably will 30 be of a length and width equal to the length and width of the section of which they form a part. The duct I6 included in the base I1 is preferably formed of two U-shaped pieces, preferably of metal, the inner and top piece I9 being inverted, 35 as shown in\Figure 8 of the drawings. This piece has openings 20 forming outlets from the duct for flow of fluid from the duct into conducting. tubes 2l communicating with said openings and preferably located in contact with each other 40 and extending lengthwise of the section from the bottom to the top thereof. These tubes may be constructed of any suitable non-inammable material, preferably round in cross section. 45

'I'he top 22 of each section is formed similarly to the bottom, as hereinbefore described, and A comprises an oiter U-shaped piece and an inner inverted U-shaped piece 23 with openings into lthe tubes 2l as hereinbefore explained. The 50 flanges of the outer pieces of the base and top are of a width to provide for adjusting the length of the sections to such extent as may be required commensurate with the width of the flanges. This also enables the size of the duct I6 to be graduy55 ated to suit any condition as to the amount of air to be supplied to the tubes 2| The pieces of the top and bottom, the sheets I8 and the tubes 2| may be secured together in any suitable manner as by means of adhesives, clips, or otherwise, for temporary and erecting purposes, and they will be further secured in the nish to be applied to the sections as hereinafter described. In Figure 'I clips 40 are shown as a means for securing the parts together.

Unions 24 are formed for insertion within the ends of the ducts I6 to unite said ducts at the meeting'edges of the sections, and these unions will be of a size to compare with the size required of the ducts I6. In instances where a partition is to support over-head weight, supports 25 will be extended within the sections, preferably these supports, which may be in the form of I-beams, overlapping two adjacent sections and extending into grooves in the meeting edges of the sections, as by omitting the edge tubes 2|. In such event the sections will be of such widths as to permit the supports to be thus located, although it will be obvious that such supports may be located entirely within a section. 'I'he supports 25 will be surmounted by short cross supports 26 to sustain the weight of the supports 2'I which may be in the form of I-beams located above the structure just described. When the supports 25 overlap adjoining sections the cross -supports 26 will be located within the unions 24 and as shown in Figure 8 of the drawings.

The passages in the tops of the sections constitute ducts 28 which extend into a return' duct 29 extending downwardly to the temperature regulating device I, and an exhauster 30 may be employed if desired to-aid in the return of the uid constituting the temperature controlling medium, which, as hereinbefore mentioned, may be conditioned by any suitable apparatus for heating or for cooling such medium.

The sections IIImay constitute the outer walls of a building or the inner and partition walls as hereinbefore mentioned. In the former case a wall 3| of concrete or other suitable material may be laid up against the outside surface of the walls, or, as shown in Figure 2, where sections are arranged as partitions both faces of a section may have a layer of plaster 32 or other covering-applied thereto.` In the case of a frame building the sections I4 may constitute a lining for an outer -wall which may comprise studding 33, sheathing 34, and clapboards or other nish 35, as shown in Figure 6.

The spaces between the tubes 2| may be maintained as dead air spaces, as to the inner sides of the sections I4 and insulation 36 of any suitable material may be lled in to the spaces at the outer or weather sides of the sections.

' In Figure 1 of the drawings there is illustrated the arrangement of the ducts, tubes and conduits at window and door openings in which the tubes 2| may extend into horizontal ducts 31 underneath the openings, as a window 38, or a door, and these horizontal ducts communicating with vertical ducts 39 will direct the heat controlling medium to the exhaust duct or ducts 28.

ing, and in poured concrete work, the sections will constitute the inside forms for such work. The walls may be insulated to prevent condensation inside concrete or masonry walls, and st/eaml fitting is eliminated as well as all forms of visible radiation.

The openings 20 at the tops and bottoms of the tubes 2| will be of a size to suit any particular construction and size of structure to produce theresults desired, and by creating these openings smaller than the tubes themselves a large volume of air is caused to circulate slowly upwardly through the tubes, thereby providing for thorough radiation of the temperature controlling medium through the walls composed of such tubes. In Figure 7 a wall of masonry composed of bricks 4I is shown as constituting the outside of the structure, 'but as hereinbefore Stated it is immaterial as to what this outside structure shall be composed of.

The term wall as used in the specification and claims herein is intended to include all bounding surfaces of rooms of compartments in buildings, as the side walls, ceilings, floors and the like.

I claim:

1. A building wall including a plurality of similarly formed'building sections each of which includes a plurality of conducting tubes, a supply duct constituting the lower margin of a section with which one end of each conducting tube communicates, an exhaust duct constituting the upper margin of a section and lcommunicating with opposite ends of said tubes, a return duct communicating with said exhaust duct, means for effecting flow of a temperature conditioning medium through said ducts, and means for consaid ducts, and means for conditioning said mediurn.

3. A building wall including a plurality of conducting tubes, supports for surmounting structure extending vertically between said conducting tubes from end to end thereof, a supply duct with which one end of each of said tubes communicates, an-exhaust duct communicating with the4 opposite ends of said conducting tubes, a return duct communicating with said exhaust duct, means for effecting ow of a temperature 'conditioning .medium through said ducts, and

means for conditioning said medium.

4. A building wall including a plurality of conducting tubes, a supply duct with which one end of. each conducting tube communicates, an exhaust duct communicating with the opposite ends of said conducting tubes, one of said ducts comprising two pieces of U-shape in cross section located one within the other whereby the size of said duct may be varied, a return duct communicating with said exhaust duct, means for effecting flow of a temperature conditioning medium through said ducts, and means for conditioning said medium.

5. A building wall including a plurality of conducting tubes, a sectional supply duct with which one end of each conducting tube communicates, a sectional exhaust duct communicating with the opposite ends oi said conducting tubes, unions telescoping the opposite ends of adjacent ducts, means for effecting ilow of a temperature conditioning medium through said ducts, and means for conditioning said medium.

6. A building wall including a plurality oi conducting tubes, a sectional supply duct with whichpne end of each conducting tube communicates, a sectional exhaust duct communicatf ing with the opposite ends oi said conducting tubes, a-union projecting into contiguous ends of adjacent ducts, a support located within said union, a return duct communicating with said exhaust duct, means for eiiecting iiow oi aconditioning medium through said ducts, and means duct communicating with said exhaust duct,

means for eil'ecting flowoi' a temperature conditioning medium through said ducts, and means for conditioning said medium.

8. A building section including a number of conducting tubes vertically arranged, sheets of material-placed on opposite sides of said conducting tubes, a section of a supply duct constituting the base of said building section, a section of an exhaust duct constituting the top of said building section, means for securing said sheets and tubes together, said ducts being formed to receive unions, and a union telescoped into the end o1 each duct.

9. A' building section including a number of conducting tubes vertically arranged, sheets of material placed on opposite sides of said tubes, a section of a supply duct constituting a base of said building section, a section of an emaust duct constituting the'top o f said building section, one of said sections including an outer and an inner U-shaped piece whereby the size of the duct may be varied, means for securing said sheets and tubes together, said ducts being formed to receive unions, and a union itted into each end of each duct.

10. A building section including a number of conducting tubes vertically arranged and placed side by side but spaced to receive a vertical support for surmounting structure, sheets of material placed on opposite sides cf said tubes,- a section of a supply duct constituting the base of said building section, and a section of an exhaust duct constituting the top of said building section.

l1. A building section including a number of conducting tubes vertically arranged, sheets of material placed on opposite sides of said conducting tubes, a section of a supply duct constituting the base of said building section, and a section oi an exhaust duct constituting the top o! said building section, saidsections each including two members oi U-shape in cross section one of which is formed to project into the other one of said members, and one of which members has openings of smaller area than said conducting tubes formed complete wall sections each oi' which includes a conducting tube, a duct formed integral with the section at one end of each, section with which one end of said conducting tube communicates, and means extending in line with saidv ducts for uniting the meeting ends of the ducts in adjacent wall sections.

13. A building wall including a plurality of preiormed wall sections each of which includes a plurality of conducting tubes, a supply duct constituting the base of each section with which one end of each conducting tube communicates, an exhaust duct constituting the upper margin oi a section and connected with opp'osite ends of said tubes, and means for uniting the adjacent ends of said supply ducts.

14. A building wall including a plurality oi' sections each section comprising sheets of material forming the front and back thereof, each section being complete except as to surface nish, iluid conducting passages extending within said sections, means for supply of uid to said iiuid conducting passages and supports for surmounting structure extending vertically through said sections from top to bottom thereof.

15. A building wall including a plurality of sections each section having at one end a member to vary the length of said section, said member comprising two pieces of U-shape in cross-section located one within the other fluid conducting passages extending within said sections, and means for supply of uid to said fluid conducting passages.

16. A building wall including a plurality of sections each section having at one end a uid conducting tube comprising a composite part of said section and including two pieces oi U-shape in cross-section located one within the other where- .fluid therethrough, and means for varying the size of the passage through said tubular member and connection.

18. A building wall comprising a section which includes conduits for conducting fluid through the interior thereof, said conduit structure including a iluid passage comprising two pieces of U-shape in cross-section forming ay composite part of said section and located one within the other, vwhereby the size of said passage may be varied.

LESTER BEACH SCHEDE. 

